diff --git a/frontend/src/api/loader/loadPlaylistById.ts b/frontend/src/api/loader/loadPlaylistById.ts
index 5a339baa..63a79184 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/loader/loadPlaylistById.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/loader/loadPlaylistById.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type PlaylistType = {
   playlist_active: boolean;
   playlist_channel: string;
   playlist_channel_id: string;
-  playlist_description: string;
+  playlist_description: string | null;
   playlist_entries: PlaylistEntryType[];
   playlist_sort_order: 'top' | 'bottom';
   playlist_id: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Playlist.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Playlist.tsx
index 45f2bdee..31cf00ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Playlist.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Playlist.tsx
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ const Playlist = () => {
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {playlist.playlist_description !== 'False' && (
+        {playlist.playlist_description !== null && (
           <div className="description-box">
             <p
               id={descriptionExpanded ? 'text-expand-expanded' : 'text-expand'}